GNAC Men's Volleyball Report: Week 4

( FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 6 - 12 )

	OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Hunter Oshman, Wentworth (Sr., RS - Pennington, N.J.) - Oshman averaged 4.67 kills per set with a .550 hitting percentage in Wentworth's 3-0 GNAC sweep against Emmanuel.
	DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Marcello Cappuccio, Regis (Mass.)  (Sr., DS - Scotch Plains, N.J.) - Cappuccio paced the Regis backline as the Pride swept both Bard and Sage Saturday in a tri-match at Russell Sage College. Against Bard, he finished with nine digs and did not make a reception error in nine receptions. In the second match of the day, he finished with five digs and two assists, plus he made only one reception error in eight opportunities.
	SETTER OF THE WEEK Alessandro DiPaola, Regis (Mass.) (Jr., S - Newington, Conn.) - DiPaola helped the Pride to two victories Saturday during a tri-match at Russell Sage College. Against Bard College, he finished with a career-high 22 assists in two sets, plus he picked up a service ace, a dig, and a block assist. Against the host Gators, he collected eight assists in the third set as the Pride completed their second sweep of the day, plus he earned two service aces and one dig.
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Brayden Green, Wentworth (Fr., S - Lake Worth, Fla.) - Green had 31 assists (10.33 per set), two aces and five digs in a 3-0 victory over Emmanuel on Thursday evening.

GNAC HONOR ROLL

Isaac Davies, Colby-Sawyer (So, MB - Hinesburg, Vt.) - Davies led the Chargers in kills for both games during their first home tri-match of the season. He tallied 22 kills, 10 digs, and three service aces to help Colby-Sawyer earn their first home victory over Fisher College. 

Tyler Martins, Dean (Sr, S - East Providence, RI) - Martins became the second Bulldog of the season and just the third player in Division III to record a triple-double. He achieved the feat by filling the stat sheet with match highs of 13 kills and 15 digs to go with 13 assists in a 3-1 victory over Fisher. Martins then recorded six kills, five assists, three aces and three digs in a tough loss to NVU-Johnson. He picked up five more digs in a loss against 12-0 King's College. 

Michael Shelley, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, OH - San Francisco, Calif.) - The first-year averaged 2.75 kills, 0.75 service aces and 0.63 blocks per set in a 2-1 week for the Saints. 

Jesus Garcia, Lasell (Senior, S) - The senior averaged 8.43 assists and 1.29 digs per set in the Lasers' two-game week. 

Brenden Joyce, Lasell (Senior, OH/OPP) - Joyce averaged 3.43 kills and 2.29 digs per set while hitting .209 in a two-game week. He double-doubled with 11 kills and 10 digs in a three-set setback at DIII powerhouse Springfield. 

Jordan Shinaut, Lasell (Sophomore, OPP) - The reigning GNAC Rookie of the Year averaged 3.00 kills and 0.57 service aces while hitting .395 in two games for the Lasers last week, including an 18-kill performance (.531) against Nichols. 

John Nangle, Regis (Mass.) (Fy., MH - Lowell, Mass.) - Nangle helped lead the Pride to two 3-0 victories Saturday during a tri-match at Russell Sage. First, he earned seven kills on 12 attack attempts without an error for a .583 hitting percentage against Bard, plus he picked up a service aces and two block assists. In the second match of the day against Sage, he hit .625 with six kills along with a service ace, three digs, and two block assists. 

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

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